NATIONAL TRAILS DAY 2019

NATIONAL TRAILS DAY 2019

Saturday, June 1, 2019 was the annual American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day and Carolina Thread Trail hosted a celebration on the Goat Island Greenway in Cramerton, NC. It was not an average day of hiking for us. We mixed a festival with a nice stroll in...
WATERFALL, WINE AND KIDS FISHIN’

WATERFALL, WINE AND KIDS FISHIN’

On Saturday (5-18-19) Karen and I set out to do some hiking at McGalliad Falls Park in Valdese, NC. Karen saw pretty pictures of the place in a photo shoot and we were looking for a new location to explore. We didn’t get to hike much, but we had a great time and...
HELEN’S ACTION-PACKED VISIT

HELEN’S ACTION-PACKED VISIT

Karen’s mom Helen came to visit us for Mother’s Day weekend and we kept her dance card full. Charlotte celebrated its 250th anniversary this year. The year-long celebration of CLT250 was a festival of music, food and art called “SHOUT!” that...
OKC’S BRICKTOWN & STOCKYARDS CITY

OKC’S BRICKTOWN & STOCKYARDS CITY

Our  late afternoon flight Monday (4-29-19) left us ample time to explore OKC’s revitalized warehouse district and revisit Stockyards City in daylight. Our hotel was located in Bricktown and we started our day with a hike along the canal. Looking down on the...
LOTS TO SEE IN OKC

LOTS TO SEE IN OKC

Sunday (4-28-19) Karen and I explored downtown Oklahoma City (OKC). There was an astonishing amount of cool things to see and do. OKC is small enough to make getting around easy and the traffic on Sunday was nearly nonexistent. Because of the OKC Memorial Marathon the...
THE JON LYON FAMILY PLUS SON

THE JON LYON FAMILY PLUS SON

Karen and I attended the wedding of Seth Jordan and Allison Lyon at a remote farm in Luther, Oklahoma on Saturday, April 27, 2019. A splendid group of family and friends gathered to witness this beautiful event. Dad gets a dance before his little girl starts a new...